(19)
(11) EP 1 283 317 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.02.2003 Bulletin 2003/07

(21) Application number: 02255480.2

(22) Date of filing: 06.08.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E05B 65/32
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 10.08.2001 GB 0119508

(71) Applicant: ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems (UK) Ltd
Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 3BW (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Fisher, Sidney
    Redditch, B97 5YS (GB)

(74) Representative: Jones, John Bryn et al
Withers & Rogers, Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane
London SE1 2HW
London SE1 2HW (GB)

   


(54) Latch mechanism


(57) A door latch mechanism (10) for a vehicle comprising a latch bolt (14) movable between an open and a closed position, a pawl (12) arranged, so as to be capable of releasably engaging the latch bolt at first (40) and second (26, 27) regions corresponding to the open and closed positions respectively, and a release means (50), wherein the mechanism is arranged such that the release means is incapable of causing disengagement of the pawl from the latch bolt when the latch bolt is in the open position.






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